About Cafe Tallulah

Our French inspired menu fully complements the array of unique, infused cocktails that are offered on the longest zinc bar you can find in Manhattan. Located on the Upper West Side, join our neighbors for ONE dollar oysters from 3PM till 7pm any day of the week. Choose from our expansive selection of wines, both by the glass and by the bottle, hand picked by our sommelier to fit anyone's palette.

While a few minutes farther away, this is a lovely alternative to restaurants situated close to Lincoln Center. The food was excellent and the service was perfect for being in and out before curtain time.

Great location. Close to Lincoln Center. Food was very good with nice size portions. We had the fish and it was cooked perfect. Service and staff were excellent. We had purchased a Living Social deal for the restaurant which was a very good deal including a glass of wine which was excellent. We considered getting another glass so I asked our server how much it was. The manager came over I think concerned that we did not like the wine and we immediately corrected him saying we loved it and were considering another glass. He was very happy to hear that and proceeded to treat us both to another glass of the wine. Nice gesture!

The food was delicious and the service impeccable. We had a tartine which was excellent; two of had mussels which were excellent. Two of us had salmon, Each of us ordered it to be prepared differently and they both were outstanding. The service was excellent and the maitre d' kept checking to see how things were.

I made a 930 reservation through opentable. Food was good. Had the beet watermelon salad as an appetizer. My bf had the pasta with spicy sausage, which he enjoyed. I had the moules frites, also good. Big portions, come hungry. The creme brûlée dessert was fantastic. What got me was the service. No smiles from our server, no personality, only one check-in through the entire meal. Had to ask the busboy to order since our server wasn't around, even though kitchen was closing. I wanted to ask for an aioli for my fries, but wasn't able to. Server dropped the check when dessert was dropped. I understand it was close to closing time and I would have asked for the check anyway when we got dessert - I'm in the industry so I understand he wanted to do his checkout and go home. But he dropped it with no "thank you" or any words at all- just left it as he quickly passed by. I Always tip at least 20%, and we left 18% for the unfriendly service we received. If service was better the entire meal would have felt so much nicer and more comfortable and I'm sure I'd come back. Now I'm not sure I will.

We have been going for years and went this past Saturday night. We had a great waitress, however the food was not good and the kitchen didn't know what they were doing. Our meals were brought before the appetizers and the steak (ordered medium) was very rare and tasteless. The waitress continued to apologize as there was mistake after mistake and the manager finally came over and gave us a 50% discount due to all of the issues. The restaurant was less than half full- - - concerning for a Saturday night!

My wife and I visited while on a business trip. We were seated by an open glass door with a view of passersby. The crowd was varied from older couples to young families and while we weren't seated at the bar it looked like a great place for a before dinner drink or as a place to enjoy dinner.

Before Lincoln Center dinner. No rose bottles of wine listed on wine list, but two roses offered by the glass. We asked if available by the bottle and then confusion ensued, one but not the other but had another, didn't know price by bottle, had to go ask...didn't quite compute to price per glass but by then needed the wine so bought the bottle!

We had a lovely brunch, there were great sweet and savory options on the menu. We had the Lobster salad and the Quiche Lorraine and both were very nice. This is a great place for a daytime date or friends lunch, lots of light and nice "french bistro" ambiance.

Tags: Casual, Bar Seating, People Watching, Cozy, Great for Brunch, Sunday Lunch, Good for a Date, Neighborhood Gem, Afternoon Coffee

Fine establishment but to offer a steak tartare without French Fries is a sin against gastronomy especially since several other dishes, quiche lorraine, come with fries which is not normally how the quiche is served.Hence my so-so review

Solid brasserie food inn a pleasant setting in the heart of the Upper West Side , a block off enteral Park and a five-minute walk from Lincoln Center. A short. Interesting menu of casual favorites. Try the salmon or the bucatini. Skip the weird lobster burger, a small burger, topped generously with lobster meat, finally garnished with a fried egg. All on a ro,lol, making it four inches high and cumbersome. Otherwise a terrific, fun, well priced earl.

Place was pretty happening for a late August weekday night. I thought everybody left the city, but evidently not. Food was great, especially the short ribs pasta special. Vibe was strong. Music was spot on and good time was had by all 5 of us.

This is my "go to" place for lunch. The food is very good-I have had the Quiche Lorraine a few times, my friend just had the seafood salad. The waiters are friendly and accommodating without being overbearing. There is no out door dining but the front is totally glassed in so you feel like you are outside.

The restaurant is right on the corner of our apartment, so we have been there some times, but maybe this was the last one. We order 2 steak tartares which was not cut correctlty, they simply add a weird sauce on the top of the meat and it was a disaster. I couldnt eat mine! Definitely not our option anymore

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